SLVSH22A May 2024 – September 2025 DRV8000-Q1
PRODUCTION DATA
The half-bridge drivers can be controlled in two modes to support control schemes with either PWM input pins or SPI register control. The half-bridge drivers also have configuration registers (HB_OUT_CNFG1 and HB_OUT_CNFG2) to enable half-bridge control and to set up control mode (PWM or SPI).
The half-bridges can be configured for control by input signal from either PWM1 or IPROPI/PWM2 pins. The signal to PWM1 pin can be multiplexed internally to half-bridges, high-side drivers, and heater driver. IPROPI/PWM2 control from PWM2 pin is only available for half-bridges. When IPROPI/PWM2 pin is configured for PWM input, IPROPI sense output becomes unavailable. Each half-bridge driver's slew rate can be configured in the HB_SR_CNFG.
IPROPI/PWM2 is sense output by default. The configuration table is shown below. Note that OUT5 and OUT6 are configured in HB_OUT_CNFG1 and OUT1 through OUT4 are configured in HB_OUT_CNFG2:
| OUTX_CNFG[2] | OUTX_CNFG[1] | OUTX_CNFG[0] | OUTx | HS ON | LS ON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | OFF | OFF | OFF |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | SPI Register Control | OUTX_CTRL | OUTX_CTRL |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | PWM 1 Complementary Control | ~PWM1 | PWM1 |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | PWM 1 LS Control | OFF | PWM1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | PWM 1 HS Control | PWM1 | OFF |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | PWM 2 Complementary Control | ~IPROPI/PWM2 | IPROPI/PWM2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | PWM 2 LS Control | OFF | IPROPI/PWM2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | PWM 2 HS Control | IPROPI/PWM2 | OFF |
When the half-bridges are configured for SPI register control (OUTx_CNFG = 01b), the half-bridges high- and low-side MOSFETs can be individually controlled in register GD_HB_CTRL with bits OUTx_CTRL. The control truth table for the half-bridge outputs is shown below:
| OUTx_CTRL (OUT1-6) bits | Configuration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 00 | OFF | Half-bridge control OFF |
| 01 | HS ON | High-side MOSFET ON |
| 10 | LS ON | Low-side MOSFET ON |
| 11 | RSVD | Reserved. |
The half-bridge control mode can be changed anytime SPI communication is available by writing to the bits. This change is immediately reflected.
When the half-bridges are configured for PWM operation (OUTx_CNFG = 01xb, 10xb or 11xb), the inputs can accept static or pulse-width modulated (PWM) voltage signals for either 100% or PWM drive modes.
The device automatically generates the dead-time needed during transitioning between the high-side and low-side FET on the switching half-bridge. This timing is based on internal FET gate-source voltage. No external timing is required. This scheme provides minimum dead time while preventing shoot-through current.